Caterpillar backs 2012 sales, earnings targets

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Caterpillar Inc.
CAT, +0.15%
on Thursday reiterated its targets for 2012 revenue in a range of $55 billion to $60 billion and earnings between $8 and $10 a share. "We performed well during the downturn in 2009, and so far this year we're doing better than we expected as we came into 2010," CEO Doug Oberhelman said at an analyst and investor meeting held at the New York Stock Exchange.

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